Asia

Taipei: Taiwan plans to build eight submarines to bolster its current fleet of four ageing foreign-built vessels, a senior Taiwanese navy official said on...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's trust ratings declined slightly in an opinion poll in the first three months this year, crimped by what...

Manila: Philippine government negotiators and a Maoist rebel group have struck a deal for a temporary joint ceasefire and plans to free prisoners after days...

Wellington: Widespread flooding on Wednesday blocked roads, closed schools, diverted flights and forced hundreds of people to evacuate across New...

Seoul: North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, ahead of a summit between...

Hong Kong: A 59.60-carat pink diamond sold for a record $71.2 million in Hong Kong on Tuesday to local jewellers Chow Tai Fook after a five-minute bidding...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired his interior minister for "loss of trust and confidence", the most senior government...

Singapore: Singapore on Monday said it would repatriate the chief cleric of a mosque for offensive remarks targeting Christians and Jews, a decision that...

Seoul: South Korean human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in won the liberal Democratic Party primary vote on Monday, setting him on course to become the next...

Yala (Thailand): Insurgents fired hundreds of shots into a police booth in restive southern Thailand on Monday, wounding 12 officers in what police called...